October 10, 2010, 6:14PM

Poet Kay Ryan reads her poems Sunday on the final day of The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC. This event, held every other year, is the biggest poetry event in the United States, and this year was held in Newark. Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger

October 10, 2010, 6:14PM

Poet Mark Strand reads her poems Sunday on the final day of The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC. This event, held every other year, is the biggest poetry event in the United States, and this year was held in Newark. Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger

October 10, 2010, 6:14PM

Poet Rita Dove reads her poems Sunday on the final day of The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC. This event, held every other year, is the biggest poetry event in the United States, and this year was held in Newark. Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger

October 10, 2010, 6:14PM

Poetry lovers and enthusiast gathered Sunday in Prudential Hall at NJPAC to hear some of the finest poets read from their poems during The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival. Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger

October 10, 2010, 6:14PM

Gloria Emmett, of Dallas, TX., center, has a laugh Sunday on the final day of The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC. This event, held every other year, is the biggest poetry event in the United States, and this year was held in Newark. Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger

October 10, 2010, 6:14PM

Poet Billy Collins hands Jim Elsaesser, of Saylorsburg, PA., an autographed book during a book signing following Sunday's final day of The Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival at NJPAC. This event, held every other year, is the biggest poetry event in the United States, and this year was held in Newark. Saed Hindash/The Star-Ledger

September 07, 2010, 6:35AM

Poets never say no to a chance to read their poems and maybe sign a book or two for a fan. So, when Ray Brown put out the word recently for area poets to join him for a the launch of his book I Have His Letters Still, he soon realized it was going to be more than a... Full story »

September 26, 2008, 11:38AM

Ivohna Howard, an 18-year-old student from Colonia, was one of the winners of this year's New Jersey High School Poetry Contest. The winners performed Thursday at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, which continues this weekend at Waterloo Village. Howard, who was raised by her grandparents, recited her poem, "My World." (Video by Jonathan Schuppe/The Star-Ledger) Full story »